Scottish Culture
In defence of Lara Bird
There is nothing weird or dishonest about having a dual existence
The strange death of Christian Scotland
Scotland’s religious traditions have been swept away. Now, secular intolerance rules
Some observations on aspects of contemporary Scotland
The splendid and unique heritage of Scotland is being betrayed
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Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Solent mean
Solent PhD student frozen out after introducing Roger Scruton into seminar
Night of the big bins
How Count Binface changed the face of Britain forever
The summer chill
Cool soups for hot days
Rock star variations
Bows and Arrows: The Autobiography by Julian Lloyd Webber
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
I don’t trust the British state
British institutions simply are not functioning in the interests of the people they are meant to serve
The missing variable in the masculinity crisis
The literature on masculinity ignores the most obvious factor of all: a steady, civilisational fall in testosterone
The problem with Palantir
The software company is attempting to redefine politics for the worse
Adventures in Soho
All the pleasures of roughing it and very little of the actual rough
Soft competition
There are participation prizes to everyone at the Venice Biennale
Brave new world or fools’ paradise?
For Dubai’s quarter of a million British expats, the Iran war is a mere blip in a luxurious lifestyle
Ditching ancient traditions is not progress
Uniforms, oaths, titles, offices are the joints that hold together the structures of the state
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Burnham: “Ay up! I’m a northerner”